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EPA Region 5

Serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and 37 Tribes

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Serving Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota,
Ohio, Wisconsin and
37 Tribes

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  • Region 5 Main Number: 312-353-2000 or toll-free 800-621-8431,
    8:00 am to 4:30 pm Central time
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Events and Public Notices

  • ADM Geologic Sequestration Well - Proposed Order SDWA-05-2025-0001

    EPA took action to protect underground sources of drinking water by issuing a proposed enforcement order to Archer Daniels Midland Co. for alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act related to the company’s carbon sequestration injection project in

    • Geographic Locations: Illinois
  • EPA Begins Fifth Review of South Point Plant Superfund Site

    EPA is conducting a five-year review for South Point Plant. This is the fifth five-year review of this site.

    • Comments Due Date: January 31, 2026
    • Geographic Locations: Ohio
  • EPA Begins Sixth Review of City Disposal Corp Superfund Site

    EPA is conducting a five-year review. This is the sixth five-year review of City Disposal Corp Superfund Site.

    • Comments Due Date: July 25, 2025
    • Geographic Locations: Wisconsin
  • EPA Begins Sixth Review of Clare Water Supply Site

    EPA is conducting a five-year review. This is the sixth five-year review of Clare Water Supply site.

    • Comments Due Date: March 31, 2026
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • EPA Begins Sixth Review of J&L Landfill Superfund Site

    EPA is conducting a five-year review for J & L Landfill Superfund. This is the sixth five-year review of this site.

    • Comments Due Date: March 1, 2026
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • EPA Begins Sixth Review of the Prestolite Battery Division Superfund Site

    EPA is conducting a five-year review for the Prestolite Battery Division Superfund Site. This is the fifth five-year review of this site.

    • Comments Due Date: August 29, 2025
    • Geographic Locations: Indiana
  • EPA Begins Sixth Review of Zanesville Well Field Superfund Site

    EPA is conducting a five-year review for Zanesville Well Field Superfund Site. This is the sixth five-year review of this site.

    • Comments Due Date: March 31, 2026
    • Geographic Locations: Ohio
  • EPA Begins Third Review of HIMCO Dump Superfund site

    EPA is conducting a five-year review. This is the third five-year review of HIMCO Dump Superfund Site.

    • Comments Due Date: January 5, 2026
    • Geographic Locations: Indiana
  • EPA Releases Explanation of Significant Differences for Moss-American Superfund Site

    Formalized change to the existing cleanup plan at the Moss-American Superfund site in Milwaukee, WI. To address a limited area of site contamination, the EPA will use offsite disposal instead of “low temperature thermal desorption” treatment.

    • Geographic Locations: Wisconsin
  • EPA Seeks Comments on Plan to Renew Two Existing Injection Well Permits

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to renew two permits for existing injection wells operated by Warner Lambert Company, LLC.

    • Comments Due Date: July 2, 2025
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • Federal Draft Permit for Envirite of Ohio, Inc.

    This permit allows Envirite of Ohio to continue operation as a commercial hazardous waste storage and treatment facility that engages in treatment and recovery of industrial wastes.

    • Comments Due Date: July 21, 2025
    • Geographic Locations: Ohio
  • Opportunity to Comment on Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the proposed Upper Buffalo River Restoration Project

    The Environmental Protection Agency received a request from Houston Engineering, Inc. on behalf of the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District for a Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 water quality certification (WQC).

    • Comments Due Date: June 30, 2025
    • Geographic Locations: Minnesota
  • Opportunity to Comment on CWA Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the proposed 2026 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits and Regional Conditions for Indian Country where EPA is the Certifying Authority in IL, IN, MI, MN and WI

    EPA Region 5 is requesting comments on its pending CWA section 401 Certification decision for the USACE NWPs and Regional Conditions for Indian Country in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

    • Comments Due Date: July 31, 2025
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Tribal Lands, Indiana, Wisconsin
  • Proposed Consent Agreement and Final Order CWA-05-2025-0003

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5, is providing notice of intent to execute a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Watco Transloading, LLC.

    • Comments Due Date: July 14, 2025
    • Geographic Locations: Ohio
  • Saganing Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit MI-0058582-2

    This Public Notice seeks comments on EPA's tentative decision to reissue the Saganing W & WWTP NPDES Permit.

    • Comments Due Date: July 7, 2025
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan

Five-Year Review Public Notices

View the list of notices open for comment: Five-Year Review public notices.

Latest News Releases

  • EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Town of Pines Superfund Alternative Site in Indiana

  • EPA Reaches Settlement with Ecolab Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Joliet, Illinois

  • EPA Reaches Settlement with Eakas Corp. for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations in Peru, Illinois

  • EPA Reaches More Than $1.1 Million Settlement with Stepan Co. of Northbrook, Illinois, for Allegedly Distributing Misbranded Pesticide

  • EPA to Hold June 4 Public Hearing on cleanup Plan for Johns Manville Corp Superfund Site in Waukegan, Illinois

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